Found 2 items, similar to Heroine.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: heroine
heroine
n 1: the main good female character in a work of fiction
2: a woman possessing heroic qualities or a woman who has
performed heroic deeds
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Heroine
Heroine
\Her"o*ine\, n. [F. h['e]ro["i]ne, L. heroina, Gr. ?,
fem. of ?. See
Hero.]
1. A woman of an heroic spirit.
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The heroine assumed the woman's place. --Dryden.
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2. The principal female person who figures in a remarkable
action, or as the subject of a poem or story.
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